Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-24
persons and PARTICULARS.

Miss Mary Hannum went on Satur-
day to visit Platteyillefriends.
Miss Jessie Eastman, of Platteville,
is visiting Mrs. w. G.. Chandler.
Last Tuesday Mrs. c. l.. Harper gave
five o'clock tea in honor of her sis
ter's birthday.
Mrs. Hall, of Darlington, has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. DR.. Odgers.
Prof. W. A. Cundy. of Mt. Hope, was
in town yesterday.
The Lancaster schools close Friday
for two weeks vacation.
Sam Green sold two of his teams yes
terday to Dakota horse buyer.
DIR. Wolf, of Milwaukee, and Chris.
Christ, of Fennimore, came down yester-
day from Fennimore and called on Lam
caster friends.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
church every Sunday evening at
o'clock, by the Rev. VIM. Hardcastle,
Primitive Methodist minister. All are
invited to come and hear the young
man.
Mr. John Mcmahon and wife, of Har-
rison, started Tuesday morning on a
pleasure trip to Madison and Milwau-
kee. In each city they win visit friends
as well as do the town From Milwaukee
they go to Mineral Point stopping few
days there Then home by the way of
Platteville.
Mrs. j. III. Reed is in Chicago visiting
her husband. He will graduate next
Tuesday from the school of Dental
Surgery.
A man from Beetown says he will
come up and hear the Fisk University
Jubilee singers if he has to walk. and
yesterday man said he was coming
from Mt. Hope,
Spring building has begun already.
Charles Alexander is putting up
house on his farm north of Lancaster.
and Andrew Walker is building one
southeast of town near the cemetery.
Conductor Mariatt paid Lancaster
flying visit last Monday night, returning
to his run from Harvard to Baraboo on
Tuesday morning. His many friends
here were glad to see him again.
Mr.. Richard Hassell arrived here
from his home in Redfield, Dakota,
Tuesday evening, remaining only a day
with the family of his brother. DIR.
Hassell. He is on his way to Chicago
on business.
Mr.. James j. Nelson, prominent
and prosperous merchant of Amherst,
Wis, spent last Sunday in the city visit
ing his old comrade, F. S. Kidd, with
whom he was pleasantly associated at
Post Headquarters, Cairo, Illinois. dur
ing the late war, and this being their
first meeting since 1865, was veritable
love feast, which would have been CON-
plete had Mr.. Kidd been able to walk
erect as of yore.
Rev. R. Pengilly and his wife go to La
Crosse tomorrow and will be absent one
week visiting Rev. Geo. w. Case, form
erly of Platteville. and their son, Will,
who Is attending business college there
There will be no services at the Meth.
odist church next Sunday except Sunday
school.
r. S. Morse, accompanied by his son
Charlie, is up from Beetown on business
to-day.
Adolph Schreiner is in Chicago buying
spring goods, which Miss Mamie Hyde
will assist purchasered to select after
April first.
Mrs. Preston, of Arlington, Kansas, is
home again visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry Garner, of Lancaster.
Charley Burr left this morning for
Milwaukee to be gone a few days.
We were pleased to receive excellent
correspondence this week from several
new contributors. That's what we
want, news from all over the county.
We invite more of our readers to do the
same.
Sam Green started up his saw mill at
Potosi yesterday, and now the town will
be made lively by the sound of the steam
whistle.
MIR. Phelps was surprised when he
came down town this morning and heard
that he had been appointed city marshal.
He had never made application for the
place.
Look for John Schreiner's announce
ment in Mondays HERALD. He is
getting in his new spring stock.
The last of the series of three enter
tainments will be one week from to-
night. The finest musical entertain
ment to which Lancaster has been
treated for many years will be given.
Don't miss it.
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Mount Hope.
Our school closed Friday for the win
ter term.
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